1884 women's tennis season

The 1884 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 33 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in March in Brooklyn, United States, and ended in December in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

1884 Women's tennis season
Maud Watson is singles title leader this year
Details
Duration6 March – 19 December
Edition9th
Tournaments33 (Amateur)
CategoriesImportant (3)
National (0)
Provincial/Regional/State (6)
County (5)
Regular (24)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesEngland Maud Watson (4)
Most tournament finalsEngland Maud Watson (4)
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Season summary

Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 the Wimbledon Championships, the U.S. National Championships, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and the Northern Championships were considered by players and historians as the four most important tennis tournaments to win.[2][3][4]

1884 sees a slight expansion in the number women's singles events being held as the tennis circuit continues to grow.[5] In March the 23rd Regiment Armory Indoors tournament is held at the 23rd Regiment Armory in Brooklyn is the first indoor wood court tournament for women held in the United States, the event is won by Bessie Hazard.

In May 1884 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships[6] in Dublin, Ireland. In the women's singles final holder Ireland's May Langrishe is defeated by England's Maud Watson. Watson also claims the mixed doubles title with William Renshaw against Ireland's Connie Butler and Scotlands John Galbraith Horn.[1] In terms of draw size the West of England Championships was the largest tournament of the year with a draw of 46 across three events.

In June 1884 at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships in Liverpool England's Edith Davies achieves a clean sweep winning singles title against Margaret Bracewell, she also picks up the doubles title with Miss Eckersley defeating sisters Annie and Lottie Dod,[1] and the mixed doubles title paired with Ireland's Ernest Browne.[1] In July in South Africa the first major women's tournament the Natal Championships is played in Pietermaritzburg, and in South East Asia the Singapore Cricket Club establishes a ladies lawn tennis club who stage a tournament later in December.[7]

At the 1884 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament women's championships events ares staged for the first time, in the singles competition Maud Watson defeats her sister Lilian Watson to claim the very first ladies championship event.[8] At the U.S. National Championships there was still no women's championship events held.

In Australasia the first singles tournaments for women are held. In October the Carisbrook tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand is staged for the first time. In December the first Victorian Championships for women is held in Melbourne, Australia and played on asphalt courts. In 1913 the International Lawn Tennis Federation was created, that consisted of national member associations. The ILTF through its associated members then became responsible for supervising women's tour events.

Results

Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921),[9] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenge round final

Key

Important.[10][11][12][13]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Regular

Singles

Results included:.[14]

Tournaments (30)
#Date endTournamentLocationSurfaceWinnerFinalistScore
1.6-Mar-188423d Regiment Armory IndoorsBrooklynWood (i)United States Bessie HazardUnited States Miss N. Hanly6–3, 5–6, 6–4
2.24-May-1884[14]Irish ChampionshipsDublinGrassEngland Maud WatsonIreland May Langrishe6–3, 6–2, 6–2
3.24-May-1884[14]Whitehouse OpenEdinburghGrassScotland Jane MeikleScotland Julia Ferguson10–8, 6–2
4.31-May-1884[14]West of England ChampionshipsBathGrassEngland Edith DaviesIreland Lilian Cole6–4, 6–4
5.10-Jun-1884[14]Waterloo TournamentLiverpoolGrassEngland Margaret BracewellEngland E. Gordon6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
6.14-Jun-1884[14]East Gloucestershire ChampionshipsCheltenhamGrassEngland Edith DaviesIreland Louisa Martin3–6, 6–5, 6–3
7.19-Jun-1884[14]Northern ChampionshipsLiverpoolGrassEngland Edith DaviesEngland Margaret Bracewell2–6, 6–4, 6–4
8.21-Jun-1884[14]London Athletic Club TournamentStamford BridgeGrassEngland Maud WatsonEngland Edith Cole6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
9.26-Jun-1884[14]Ealing LTC ChampionshipsEalingGrassEngland Mrs. StreeternEngland Charlotte Cooper6–4, 4–6, 6–5
10.1-Jul-1884[14]Kilkenny County and City TournamentKilkennyGrassIreland Mabel CahillIreland May Langrishe6–4, 6–4
11.5-Jul-1884Natal ChampionshipsPietermaritzburgGrassColony of Natal Miss. PearsonColony of Natal L. Button6–0, 6–0, 3–6, 7–5
12.18-Jul-1884[14]Hull Westbourne Avenue TournamentHullGrassEngland Mabel BoultonEngland E.D. Ramsey6–0, 7–5
13.19-Jul-1884[15]Wimbledon ChampionshipsLondonGrassEngland Maud WatsonEngland Lilian Watson6–8, 6–3, 6–3
14.25-Jul-1884[14]Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbastonGrassEngland Miss NoonEngland E Richardson3–6, 8–6, 6–3
15.2-Aug-1884[14]Chiswick Park TournamentChiswick ParkGrassEngland Blanche BingleyEngland Miss Wing6–3, 6–3
16.9-Aug-1884[14]Exmouth OpenExmouthGrassEngland Maud WatsonEngland Agnes Watts6–1, 7–5, 6–3
17.16-Aug-1884[14]North Yorkshire TournamentScarboroughGrassEngland Constance HodgsonEngland Beatrice Wood7–5, 6–3
18.16-Aug-1884[14]East Grinstead OpenEast GrinsteadGrassUnited Kingdom Miss CobboldUnited Kingdom Ada Strapp6–1, 6–4
19.21-Aug-1884[14]Saxmundham Lawn Tennis TournamentSaxmundhamGrassEngland May MarriottUnited Kingdom G. Rant6–1, 6–1
20.23-Aug-1884[14]Derbyshire ChampionshipsBuxtonGrassEngland Agnes WattsIreland Florence Stanuell6–1, 6–2
21.23-Aug-1884[14]South of Scotland ChampionshipsMoffatGrassScotland Jane MeikleScotland Lottie Paterson6–3, 6–4
22.23-Aug-1884[14]Whitby Open Lawn Tennis TournamentWhitbyGrassUnited Kingdom L. CheethamUnited Kingdom A.J. Osmond6–3, 6–4
23.30-Aug-1884St. Paul OpenSaint PaulGrassUnited States Miss NapierUnited States Miss K. Gilman2–1 sets
24.5-Sep-1884[14]Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club TournamentBournemouthGrassEngland F. DaviesEngland Mrs Hornby3–6, 6–2, 6–5
25.6-Sep-1884[14]South of England ChampionshipsEastbourneGrassEngland Frances BurtonEngland Nellie Burton6–2, 6–4
26.27-Sep-1884[14]Sussex County Lawn Tennis TournamentBrightonGrassEngland M. LeslieEngland Eva Adsheaddef.?
27.16-Oct-1884Carisbrook TournamentDunedinGrassNew Zealand F. E. MaitlandNew Zealand ?Won
29.19-Dec-1884Victorian ChampionshipsMelbourneAsphaltAustralia E. MacKenzieAustralia A. Bayles10-4 (games)
30.[16]Dec-1884Singapore Ladies LTC TournamentSingaporeGrassresults unknowndittoditto

Tournament winners

Singles
This is list of winners sorted by number of singles titles (major titles in bold)
  • England Maud Watson (4) Exmouth, Irish Championships, Wimbledon Championships, Stamford Bridge.
  • England Edith Davies (3) Bath, Cheltenham, Northern Championships
  • Scotland Jane Meikle (2) Edinburgh, Moffat
  • United States Bessie Hazard (1) Brooklyn
  • England Margaret Bracewell (1) Liverpool
  • England Mrs. Streetern (1) Ealing
  • Ireland Mabel Cahill (1) Kilkenny
  • Colony of Natal Miss. Pearson (1) Pietermaritzburg
  • England Mabel Boulton (1) Hull
  • England Miss Noon (1) Edgbaston
  • England Blanche Bingley (1) Chiswick Park
  • England Constance Hodgson (1) Scarborough
  • United Kingdom Miss Cobbold (1) East Grinstead
  • England May Marriott (1) Saxmundham
  • England Agnes Watts (1) Buxton
  • United Kingdom L. Cheetham (1) Whitby
  • United States Miss Napier (1) St. Paul
  • England F. Davies (1) Bournemouth
  • England Frances Burton (1) Eastbourne
  • England M. Leslie (1) Brighton
  • New Zealand F. E. Maitland (1) Dunedin
  • Australia E. MacKenzie (1) Melbourne

Doubles
This is list of winners sorted by number of doubles titles (major titles in bold) Davies, Eckersley, Mardall and Watts won titles with different partners.
  • England Edith Davies & England Miss Eckersley/England Florence Mardall (4) Bath, Cheltenham, Edgbaston, Northern Championships.[14]
  • England Florence Mardall & England Edith Davies (3) Bath, Cheltenham, Edgbaston
  • England Miss Eckersley & United Kingdom Margaret Bracewell/England Edith Davies (2) Liverpool II, Northern Championships
  • England Agnes Watts & England Effie Noon/England Miss Noon (2) Buxton, Exmouth.[14]
  • Ireland Adela Langrishe & Ireland May Langrishe (1) Irish Championships.[14]
  • England Margaret Bracewell & England Miss Eckersley (1) Liverpool II.[14]
  • England Lilian Watson & England Maud Watson (1) Edgbaston.[14]
  • England Effie Noon & England Agnes Watts (1) Exmouth.[14]
  • Australia Annie Riddell & Australia M. Rose (1) Melbourne
  • United Kingdom A. Turner & United Kingdom Miss Turner (1) Scarborough.[14]
  • United Kingdom Miss Cobbold & United KingdomMiss Richardson (1) East Grinstead.[14]
  • England Miss Noon & England Agnes Watts (1) Buxton.[14]
  • England A. Foster & United Kingdom G. Rant (1) Saxmundham.[14]
  • United Kingdom Miss Mockler & United Kingdom Miss Skirrow (1) Bournemouth.[14]
  • England Blanche Bingley & United Kingdom M. Leslie (1) Brighton.[14]

Mixed doubles
This is list of winners sorted by number of mixed doubles titles (major titles in bold)

Statistical summary

Singles

Doubles
  • Total Tournaments: (14)
  • Most Titles: England Edith Davies (4)
  • Most Finals: England Edith Davies (4)

Mix Doubles
  • Total Tournaments: (20)
  • Most Titles: England Florence Mardall / England Maud Watson (2)
  • Most Finals: England Florence Mardall / England Maud Watson (2)

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